The way it is: VET – HE compared and contrasted

John Hassed PVC, VETProf Sandra Dunn CAB

CDU Organisational Structure

CDU Organisational structure - VET

Organisational structure - HE

• Study periods

Student Journey

• Year round with specific dates determined for each individual course

• Teaching period 1: Jan – April

• Teaching period 2: April – July

• Teaching period 3: Aug – Oct

• Teaching period 4: Nov - Jan

VET

• Three semesters each year

• 12 teaching weeks plus exam period

• Semester 1: Feb - June

• Semester 2: July - Nov

• Summer Semester: Nov – Feb

• Study periods 1- 4

• Mainly used for Open University units

HE

• Study periods

• Courses, units, modules

Student Journey

• Qualifications:

• CDU offers over 200 VET qualifications

• AQF Levels 1 – 6 (Cert I, II, III, IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma)

• Arts and Entertainment to Utilities and Electrotechnology

• Comprised of units of competency

• Duration: 0.5 – 2 years (4 year apprenticeship)• Measured in Contact Hours e.g. Diploma of Logistics = 730

contact hours

VET

• Units of competency:

• Measured in Contact Hours e.g. • AUR12670A Service Final Drive Assemblies = 5 hours

• TLIJ707C Conduct internal quality audits = 20 hours

• PHGT Telephone fundamentals = 20 hours

• TLIA5807A Manage facility and inventory requirements = 140 hours

• Variable number of units in each qualification

• Assessment negotiated with industry

VET

• Courses:

• CDU offered 160 HE qualifications in 2011

• AQF Levels 6 – 10• Undergraduate: Advanced Diploma, Bachelor, Honours

• Postgraduate: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters, PhD

• Accounting to Tropical Environmental Management

• Comprised of units

• Duration: 0.5 – 4 years

HE

• Units:

• Measured in credit points, usually 10 CP/unit (CDU)

• Four units/semester full time = 40 CP e.g. • 4 year Bachelor = 8 semesters = 320 CP

• 6 month Graduate Certificate = 1 semester = 40 CP

• Assessment determined by academic team • May be professional regulatory requirements e.g. nursing,

engineering, teaching

HE

• Modules:

• Content in each unit may be delivered in modules

• Academic team determines organisation of material, number & content of modules, links to assessment etc.

HE

• Study periods

• Courses, units, modules

• Application & enrolment

Student Journey

• Minimum age: 15 yrs except VET in Schools (VETiS) or remote community

• Select course• Complete online VET Enrolment form • Discuss study plan with Team Leader• Start classes• Funding: many, many sources e.g.

• NT Govt: training priorities, VETiS, Workready• Commonwealth: Australian Apprenticeships• Industry fee for service: inservice programs

VET

• Apply through South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC)

• Application processed by SATAC, then CDU• Letter of offer • Enrol online• Start classes• Funding:

• Commonwealth Grant Supported (CGS)• Full fee• International

HE

Course approval/accreditation

• CDU is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)

• National Training Packages (NTP)

• Competency standards set by industry sector

• Qualifications and units of competency

• Assessment guidelines

• Scope of Registration is the NTP CDU is registered by ASQA to deliver

VET

• Scope of Registration transferred if new version of NTP

• Internal review via VET Quality Management System

• Addition to Scope for new NTP

• Accreditation for qualifications not part of Training Package e.g. fee for service

• Regular surveys e.g. student satisfaction as part of ASQA

Con’t

• CDU is a self-accrediting institution• Academic staff identify area of need• Expression of Interest – Faculty level• Stage 1 proposal: resource & planning

• How supports CDU strategic plan• Resources and demand

• Stage 2 proposal: learning & teaching quality• Learning outcomes• Course structure and content• Assessment plan and how links to outcomes

HE

• Unit development by academic staff: fleximode

• Regular surveys e.g. SELTS, CEQ, International Students etc.

• Minor vs major unit/course changes

• Full course reaccreditation every 5 years

• Regulatory requirements e.g. professional boards, TEQSA

Con’t

Partners & stakeholders

• Industry, employers, community organisations, government agencies

• NT Training Advisory Councils x 6

• National VET Industry Skills Council x 11

• Regulatory authorities

• Unions

• Peak industry bodies

• Funding bodies

• Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)

VET

• Industry, employers, community organisations, government agencies

• Other universities, research organisations

• Regulatory authorities

• Course Advisory Groups

• Funding bodies

• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)

HE

• AQF requirements

• Qualifications standards (VET and HE)

• VET-HE articulation and pathways

• CARP review: quality and monitoring

• Assessment & moderation – VET & HE

• Student outcomes evaluation & benchmarking

• Academic strategic priorities

• ACIKE: CDU-BIITE partnership – VET & HE

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